NURS 115 Test 3 Liberty - Hemostasis and Renal Function Written Exam.

NURS 115 Test 3 Liberty - Hemostasis and Renal Function Written Exam. Major blood components - CORRECT ANSWER RBC (Red blood cells) WBC (white blood cells) Platelet Plasma In a viral illness what type of white blood cell will increase? - CORRECT ANSWER Lymphocytes In a bacterial illness what type of white blood cell will increase? - CORRECT ANSWER Neutrophils In allergic reactions what type of white blood cells increase? - CORRECT ANSWER Eosinophils and basophils In a parasitic infection what type of white blood cells increase? - CORRECT ANSWER Eosinophils Normal range of Hgb for men - CORRECT ANSWER 14-18 What does Hgb measure? - CORRECT ANSWER The oxygen carrying capacity of the RBC's (or of the blood) Normal range of Hgb for women - CORRECT ANSWER 12-16 What would cause Hgb to increase? Decrease? - CORRECT ANSWER Polycythemia vera, COPD, dehydration, burns Anemia, hemorrhage, cancer, kidney disease What does Hct measure - CORRECT ANSWER The percentage of RBC's to a volume of blood Normal range of Hct for men - CORRECT ANSWER 43-52 Normal range of Hct for women - CORRECT ANSWER 37-47 When would you see an increase in Hct? Decrease? - CORRECT ANSWER Polycythemia vera, dehydration, hypoxia Leukemia, anemia, hemorrhage, bone marrow failure What is MCV? Normal range? Increases in what? decreases in what? - CORRECT ANSWER Mean corpuscular volume is the average volume or size of a single RBC, used to categorize anemias Normal range is 80-95 um Increases in alcoholism, pernicious anemia, and folic acid deficiency Decreases in iron deficiency anemia and Thalassemia